Poetry Terms Quiz 239 (20 MCQs)

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1. A word's "dictionary definition" rather than its associated emotion or definition.
2. Which word has a neutral connotation?
3. An exaggerated statement
4. A group of lines in a poem or song that constitutes a division (like a paragraph)
5. Repetitions of consonant sounds anywhere in the word.
6. What is the definition of onomatopoeia in poetry?
7. A humorous 5 line poem.
8. An exaggeration. A statement that something has either much more or much less of a quality than it truly has.
9. Read the following text:"The smell of the pine trees deep in the fall forest were likean earthy perfume that you could not imagine! The trickling stream, the smell of fall, and the sounds of a million yellow leaves falling gently on the windmade such a lovely afternoon."What poetic device (element of poetry) is this?
10. A comparison without using like or as
11. What type of end rhyme do we see in Mos Def's "Respiration?"We New York, the narcotic/Strength in metal and fiber optics/Where mercenaries is paid to trade hot stock tips/
12. The repetition of sounds, particularly at the beginning of the words in a row
13. A sonnet is a lyric poem that follows strict rules of structure, meter, and rhyme and is known for having how many lines?
14. Words that end with similar vowell and consonant sounds. "time" and "sublime."
15. A comparison between two unlike things, using the words LIKE or AS.
16. A type or form in poetry characterized by regularity and consistency in such elements as rhyme, line length, and metrical pattern
17. This device is the use of the same consonant sound at the beginning of each word
18. The pattern of beats in a line of poetry is .....
19. Two ticklish turtles took twenty tomatoes today.
20. The literal, dictionary meaning of a word